2 groups clash after Vallabhbhai Patel's statue pulled down in Ujjain
Ujjain (PTI): Members of two communities clashed and pelted each other with stones after the statue of former deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was pulled down by some persons in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Thursday morning, officials said.
Heavy security has been deployed in Makdone area, located about 50 km from the district headquarters, where the incident took place, they said.
In a video of the incident which went viral on social media, a group of people were seen pulling down the statue with a tractor.
They wanted that a statue of Dr B R Ambedkar be installed at the site, instead of Patel's, police sources said.
The statue of Patel was installed at the site close to the Makdone bus stand late Wednesday night, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Nitesh Bhargav told PTI over phone that they were inquiring when the statue was installed.
An investigation is underway after which cases would be registered, he said.
Asked about how many people were injured in the stone-pelting, he said, "No one has reported to us about it so far."
"Additional police force has been deployed. The situation is completely under control. We have removed the stones that were hurled by (members of) the two communities from the spot in Makdone area," Bhargav said.
So far, prohibitory order (to ban assembly of people) has not been issued, he said.
Clash erupted b/n members of #Dalits & #Patidar [#Patel] community in #MadhyaPradesh's #Ujjain last night.#Patidars, associated with the ruling party, wanted to build status of #SardarPatel. On the other hand Dalits want statue of #BRAmbedkar.
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Trump says he āhasnāt even thought aboutā continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
